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SG Option Europe08 May 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader SG Option EuropeCompany dealt in Rio Tinto plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p OrdinaryDate of dealing 07 May 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,598,566 0.16 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,598,566 0.16 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales- Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per Unit Purchase 20 63.19 Purchase 2000 63.52 Purchase 4600 63.59 Purchase 17149 63.61 Purchase 847 63.63 Purchase 3774 63.65 Purchase 17090 63.71 Purchase 500 63.93 Purchase 196 64.33 Purchase 1000 64.40 Total Purchase 47176 Sale 250 63.22 Sale 464 63.24 Sale 253 63.25 Sale 171 63.26 Sale 508 63.30 Sale 190 63.59 Sale 78341 63.59 Sale 905 63.61 Sale 114428 63.65 Sale 3072 63.66 Sale 271 63.73 Sale 30000 63.77 Sale 418 63.78 Sale 90 63.79 Sale 264 63.80 Sale 466 63.81 Sale 124 63.82 Sale 259 63.95 Sale 3402 63.97 Sale 60 64.00 Sale 4253 64.15 Sale 2559 64.73 Total Sale 240748 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 08 May 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio TintoNature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto